The name is part of Queensland Reds folklore yet this career is very much in the starting blocks for the new Digby Ioane.
The 15-year-old nephew of former Wallaby Digby Ioane is going to have a fuss made of him as well judging by his performance today at Ballymore Stadium.
Familiar? Yes, there's speed. Yes, there's a sidestep in tight quarters.
The young centre was a standout for the Reds Under-15s in the seesawing 38-37 loss to their NSW Waratahs counterparts.
The Reds dominated so many areas of the game it was a tough outcome to swallow yet young heads always have to learn about nailing the moments that decide such tight tussles.
It was a day to celebrate the well-established pathways in Queensland rugby with more than 90 of the best teenage players in the state playing across U14s, U15s and U16s.
It was a five-hour triple treat, one of the biggest days for elite juniors on the calendar.
Queensland Reds Head of Talent Management Paul Carozza has been in similar roles for two decades. He knows what it means.
"It's that opportunity to give players a chance at a higher level against quality opposition," Carozza, a former Wallaby, said,
"For our U15s and U16s it's a big occasion to wear the Queensland jersey, many for the first time.
"For their families and the players themselves, a day like this shows a clear pathway through the ranks.
"Ballymore itself is a big piece as the home of Queensland rugby and being able to play here."
Ioane showed his class midway through the first half of the U15s when dashing into the clear off a Koby Walters pass. Like a good footballer, he didn't clock off when winger Zac Zeremes continued the play. Ioane backed up to take the pop ball off the deck and beat two defenders with quick footwork for the try.
Another sidestepping, veering 35m run in the second half showed fans in the grandstand a bit more.
The pathway progression in Queensland rugby gave him a chance in the Emerging Reds Cup at U14 level a year ago. The Brisbane State High kid has taken it a step further this year.
You can attend all the footy finishing schools you like but the "extras" you do when no one is watching are just as important.
"My uncle Digby has always been there for me since I came up from Victoria. I stayed with him and we'd work on my skills," young Ioane said.
"Passing, stepping, improving my speed, tackling...we'd find a park somewhere and work on the skills."
In the same game, you'd go a long way to see a try as good as the sweeping 90m effort put on by the Reds U15s just after half-time.
When centre Will Jessiman burst into the clear, he threw a left-to-right pass 15m in-field while at full speed which some internationals struggle to master.
A veering run from Walters and another pinpoint long pass put Zeremes over for the try.
Big lock Kaiya Tafea and two-try flanker Hugh Stanbury were other high performers. As a captain, the energetic Stanbury chest-bumped more often than an NBA team.
The Reds Academy Under-14s Development game that opened Friday was the free-flowing spectacle everyone imagined.
There were 11 tries in all in a contest which was locked at 12-all and 24-all at various points.
The Navy U14s ultimately prevailed 36-31 over the Gold U14s.
The showcase showed off some excellent young talent and how big some food bills must be in the rugby households of Queensland.
Gold prop Will Forrest scored two strong tries and his mark on the game was as big as his size 16 footprint.
At 1.96m, the towering Churchie forward is a tick over 130kg in Grade Nine at 14. His frame close to the tryline was near unstoppable.
"It's really cool to play this game and the competition last week at Ballymore," Forrest said of stepping up from last week's KDL Property Group Emerging Reds Cup.
He was Player of the Match for Navy while the three-try effort of Kai Nomani won the Player of the Match nod for Gold.
While he now plays for Brisbane State High, he is a proud product of tiny Woree State High in Cairns. He played the ERC last week.
"It's good to not stop and keep playing footy," he said.
He summed it up perfectly. For young footy players, the more the better.
